Description

HIGHAM FERRERS MARKET SQUARE
SP9668SW (East side)
20/61 Town Hall
23/09/50
GV II

Town hall. 1809. Squared coursed limestone with ashlar facade and slate roof.
Rectangular plan with ancillary offices at ground floor and council chamber at
first floor. Symmetrical main fron: 3-window range. Centre bay breaks forward
slightly with pediment over. Central, first floor, Venetian style sash window
with glazing bars and gauged stone heads with keyblocks. Two 6-panel doors to
far left and right are under similar heads and have fanlights with glazing bars.
Raised string course between floors. Shallow gabled roof behind parapet wall.
Pediment has ball finial and oval plaque with Borough insignia. Elevations to
left and right each of 2-window range to ground and first floor with some sash
windows with glazing bars under wood lintels, and some blank openings. Rear
elevation of 2-window range, at first floor, of sash windows, and 3-window range
of C20 casements at ground floor. Interior: council chamber ceiling has central
plaster moulding and branch chandelier.
(Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.259).

Listing NGR: SP9603868451

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Town Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26653006

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Recommended Books

• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014